Adding a Single Group Report

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A single group report has one level of data grouping based on an expression you enter. For example, you can base a group on the field Country to print all records for the same country together. The data source must be ordered by the field Country.

To add a group

  1. From the Report menu, choose Data Grouping.

  2. In the first Group box, type the group expression.

    -or-

    Choose the dialog button to create an expression in the Expression Builder.

  3. In the Group Properties area, select the properties you want.

  4. Choose OK.

After adding the expression, you can place any controls you want in the bands. Usually, the Field control used for grouping is moved from the Detail band to the Group Header band.

See Also

Data Grouping in Layouts | Adding Multiple Data Groupings | Creating Reports and Labels | Changing a Group Band | Deleting a Group Band | Changing the Grouping Order | Expression Builder Dialog Box | Data Grouping Dialog Box | Data Placement Preparation